Upstairs neighbors stomping on purpose! Help!?
My upstairs neighbors are driving me nuts. I have been living in this hellhole for the last 2 years. I am working on moving out, but financially it is not possible now. I work a overnight shift, so I sleep in the day. These suckers upstairs are day laborers and barely work and never leave the apartment. If they do leave it is a constant running up and down the steps and back again. Currently as I am typing, they are stomping. If I had a car, I would sleep in it just to get away from these fools.They blast music, stomp, walk in steel boots, drop heavy stuff on the floor and liter my porch with cigarette butts and beer cans. Constantly yell and scream in foreign languages. They bring there friends over from down the street and party every damn night. I complained to the landlord and manager several times, but it does no good. They only care about rent checks. Now the noise has gotten worse. A few minutes ago, someone up there was doing jumping jacks over my bedroom. I hate these people and they are ruining my peace. I am tired of hitting the ceiling with my broom. My apartment is small and they occupy the whole top floor. I go into the kitchen, they slam cabinets, I go into the bathroom and as soon as I run the water or flush the toilet, I hear them run in and start thumping. I turn on my tv and they will proceed to stomp over the spot. I am tired of this bs. I have no money to move, landlord refuses to do anything and the manager kisses their ***. It is a 4 bedroom upstairs and they pay $1300 per month. I only have a studio apartment and pay much less obviously. I was told they were moving out to get a house, but changed their mind. If they like to make noise, why the hell would you live in a apartment? How convenient. They can stomp over my head every day and there is nothing I can do. How can people be so rude. Please don't say call the cops because they don't care either.
Downstairs neighbor bangs on ceiling, NONSTOP.?
There are some people who will not understand that living in a multi-unit building does NOT give them a right to absolute quiet. Does this guy work? Right now, unfortunately, either this guy needs to find a place where he doesn't have anyone above him if it bothers him so much, OR if it is really interfering with your life, you might want to either change units in the building or find another place. Seriously. I have a similar situation-- the woman below me has been complaining for the last (almost) 3 years about "noise" from my son and/or me. She bangs on the ceilings, calls the front desk, etc. Sometimes it isn't even us-- its other kids running *in the hallway*! (The way noise travels in the building, you can hear some hallway noise when really loud in the apartments below. If you're SMART, you can tell the difference and its usually just one pass through.) When some friends of mine lived next door to her, she would pound on the bedroom wall screaming profanity because their INFANT was crying. Some people just need a) a life, and b) to live in a place that delivers what they apparently need, such as a house by themselves. Thankfully, the woman below me has been so irrational and unpleasant that no one pays attention to her anymore, including me. (My son goes to bed by 7:30, so her complaints are usually limited to the weekends, even though we are mostly out & about anyway.) I do admit that when I hear her banging on the ceiling under my son's room that I stomp around for the rest of the evening, just to make the point. Usually the pounding drops off for a couple of days after that. I wouldn't recommend that unless you know your neighbor won't escalate his abuse further. I know how you feel, believe me. However, there is little you can do, aside from finding a different place. Personally, I say stop walking on eggshells and LIVE in YOUR PLACE. You and your daughter have every right to live in the space you pay for.
What should I do about my downstairs neighbors who complain about my 2 year old daughter jumping a lot and making them uncomfortable?
What should I do about my downstairs neighbors who complain about my 2 year old daughter jumping a lot and making them uncomfortable?They knocked on my door and protested several times. They said they really worried the roof would collapse one day. I don’t know how to handle this.Seems like the old Golden Rule can guide you as to how to handle this situation. Imagine that there was another apartment above yours that had two young teenagers who roughhoused frequently and used weights in the room above your daughter's bedroom and dropped them. Your two year old daughter was constantly being awaken from naps and nighttime sleep what would you expect of your neighbors. Getting your daughter to jump outside and to jump way less inside isn't going to stunt her growth, physically, emotionally or creatively. Perhaps a rug with a pad and a no shoe policy will help. It will not be perfect but you can make it a lot better with a little effort. If it were me I would apologize and let them know what you're doing to improve the situation. Tell them to let you know whenever it's s problem. Bring them cookies and have your daughter deliver them. Invite them to dinner. Have empathy. Who knows, if they come to see your daughter as half as adorable as you do they will hear much less and they may offer to babysit.
Our downstairs neighbors are always complaining about the noise, what can I do?
We have been living in our apartment for about 3 weeks now, and we have already gotten complaints about the noise... I have a two year old daughter, and it has been very rainy the past few days, but why do I have to keep my daughter duct taped to the couch, cant they understand she is a kid? I need some advice, today they passed judgment on my parenting skills, I don't want to be rude, but what would be the proper thing to do.... she has been pissing me off, My daughter cant even have fun in her own home!!!!
What is a good way to get the upstairs neighbor to quiet down, the sound is like deliberate stomping going on for hours?
I lived in an upstairs apartment for 18 months - I hated it. These were newer apartments with what I thought to be pretty good insulation and on a normal day, it was pretty quiet. It was only my husband, myself and our 3 cats. We always walked around barefoot and the carpet was plush. I'm lightfooted as is my husband and we're kind of like old people…we like our quiet time and the tv was barely ever on. However, we lived between 3 other people. A single man who was a dental assistant, upstairs, directly next to us who loved to slam doors and stomp up his stairwell to his apartment. A family of 5 that lived downstairs to the dental assistant who's kids were ALWAYS bouncing off the walls and screaming (we have no kids). Then we had a girl that lived directly below us who's dog would start barking and tearing through her apartment at all hours, everyday. Now, I love my music. But being that I had neighbors, I would play old records on my record player at a soft volume when I knew people were home. But little did my neighbors know, I had a full sound system with a subwoofer hooked up to my computer. When things would get too loud, I would simply turn that sucker on, full blast and play something that would bump my neighbors to hell. They finally got the cue that when I would do that, they were being too loud and that I could be MUCH louder than they. It was code for, “Shut the f up! Because If you don't, I will retaliate in the most passive aggressive way possible and you won't like it.” I mean that's what I did, but Its completely your call and judgement on how to deal with your neighbors. My personal dealings are just a suggestion. I hope your neighbors start being a bit more respectful.
My downstairs apartment neighbor keeps hitting his ceiling with an object..?
Hi everyone, I'll start by saying I'm a mother of 2. My daughter just turned two and my son is four. As you know,kids love playing and making noise which is normal. But my neighbor downstairs doesn't enjoy it much. About a month ago, I was napping and my kids were playing in their rooms when my son came and said something like "The floor is making noise". I went and realized that someone from the bottom apartment was stabbing their ceiling with an object, and was doing it throughout every room. The noise kept moving to the my kitchen, then to the living room. I've told my manager about it and that it's unfair because they're just little kids and love to play. I've tried warning my kids to not play in the afternoon and early morning because some people are asleep. Even when they did it maybe at 6 pm, the person would still stab the ceiling. I just have no clue on what to do. I'm trying to find maybe a house we can move into so my kids will be more comfortable playing. What do you think I should do?
What should one do about loud upstairs neighbors?
I wish I knew. My boyfriends both upstairs and downstairs tenants are the worst. Some nights they're OK, others I could just scream. It has been better lately, except this past Friday and Saturday night. I lost out on a lot of sleep. I don't know what the downstairs tenant is doing to the kid, but it screams and cries way too much, sometimes past 10pm. The father has an annoying loud voice and you can hear it like it's in the same room. He's Chinese, and his twang goes on non-stop for hours on end some nights. The upstairs tenants walk most of the time like they're super mad. T-rex style. Then on top if it, they have a floor fan that vibrates the entire bedroom that it makes me feel dizzy. They have it running all night long when they turn it on. I've lost complete nights of sleep because of it. Boyfriend went up there to tell them we can hear everything, they put books under the fan, but it still vibrates the entire bedroom. I swear they jump out of bed late at night/early in the morning and wake me with a loud thud and go stomping accross the floor to turn on the fan. And there goes sleep out the window. I know they can walk softly because they've done it already. They have a cat and when it runs back and forth across the floor in and out of the bedroom it sound like a drum solo. Some people run up and down the stairs like an earthquake, while others walk nicely. Sometimes it's nice and quiet, while other times all the noises are sounding off all at once. It's horrible. My main issue is the fan, I litterally feel my body pulsating along with it. Boyfriend won't do anything. I can't reach the ceiling with anything we have, but even if I just tap the wall, my boyfriend has a canary. I can't have anything in my ears, they are super sensitive. I was brought up to have full consideration of others and no matter what I do, I'm quiet as a mouse most of the time, especially at night when everyones sleeping. Weight has nothing to do with silent walking. It's how you carry yourself. If I can do it, everybody can. People have no clue how to be considerate. Any ideas on what I could do about this fan?
Is it rude to ask my upstairs neighbor to get area rugs so that his steps on the hard wood floors are not so loud? Should I offer to buy them myself for him?
Legal requirements for floor covering in multiple-dwelling buildings differ from city to city, state to state and from co-ops to condos to rental units. A good place to start is find out what they are where you live. And weigh the pros and cons of introducing yourself to your upstairs neighbor by telling him/her that living downstairs is like living underneath a herd of elephants, because that’s what the average person will hear when a stranger turns up at the door complaining about normal walking around the apartment noise. Part of living in apartments is living in close quarters with strangers. There’s a lot of “deal with it” built into the situation and it pays to pick your battles—we had a next door neighbor who watched TV at high volume and the sound bled through our shared wall; on our side it was the bedroom. But he was a lovely man, he was in his 80s and his hearing was deteriorating so we let it go. We had neighbors on the opposite side who just liked their music loud; we invited them over the next time we had a brunch party and talked about the music. The situation got better for w while, then the two husbands butted heads and it became a problem that had us calling building management regularly, then they had a baby and hey presto, the loud music stopped. And then they had second child and moved because they wanted more space. Sometimes you have to play the long game.
Loud upstairs neighbors?
I've lived in my apartment for over a year and have been a good tentant to the complex. In august or september, a couple moved into the apartment above me... Then my life has just been hell... Trying to catch any sleep is impossible. I am 9 months pregnant on top of that! I work night times so I sleep during the day and I go to bed around 2AM to 3AM, depending on my schedule the next day. and please note I have gone to the leasing office abt the problem multiple times and have called the police due to loud music at 2 AM. this couple stomps around the apartment (given I understand some people can't help how they walk) I hear them come home later at night than I do. They turn their stereo on and sometimes it's so loud it sounds like it's coming from my apartment, like it's in my living room or even worse the same room as me!! And this music lasts for an hr or so at night then starts back up at 8 or 9 AM .... I can hear when they use the toilet, what is said in their conversations word for word and when they have sex!!!!!! And I'm not talking about vocally either! I hear the bed and the movement... These people deserve to be able to do what they want in the privacy of their own home and they deserve privacy when they're intimate. but I deserve to not have to hear it and be woke up at 330 AM bc they either came home or want to have sex. And need I remind you I'm 9 months pregnant and when this child arrives these noises will wake him up when he's sleeping... I'm at my whits end here people... What can I do?? Pleaaase help me!!! What are my rights as a tentant?
How should you deal with neighbors who talk so loudly that you can hear all their conversations?
Your question: How should you deal with neighbors who talk so loudly that you can hear all their conversations?Here is my answer:I had a similar problem about ten years ago when new neighbors moved in.I wondered how to handle the noise for quite some time, and eventually I decided to look on our local city’s website for the noise ordinance that applied to this particular situation.I downloaded the document and photocopied it. Then I circled the relevant paragraphs, and sent a copy to the homeowner who lived out of state.The noise stopped within the week and it’s been quiet ever since.If sleeping with a fan to drown out the noise doesn’t work, then my method - as described for you above - may.Give it a shot.